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Sloane Stephens, last American singles player at French Open, loses

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Sloane Stephens of the U.S. returns the ball during the fourth round match of the French Open tennis tournament against Romania's Simona Halep at the Roland Garros stadium, in Paris, France, Monday, June 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
(Darko Vojinovic)

The last of the 22 U.S. men and women who were in the French Open singles draws, 15th-seeded Sloane Stephens, lost 6-4, 6-3 Monday to No. 4 Simona Halep of Romania in the fourth round. That came a day after the last American man in singles, No. 10 John Isner, exited before the quarterfinals, too.

There was more Monday, though.

The No. 1-seeded men's doubles team, defending champions Bob and Mike Bryan, lost in the quarterfinals, beaten 6-4, 6-2 by the 12th-seeded duo of Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez of Spain. That left no Americans in men's or women's doubles, either.

And the No. 1-seeded boy in the junior tournament, 16-year-old Francis Tiafoe of College Park, Maryland, lost in the second round to Jan Choinski of Germany 3-6, 6-2, 6-3.

Stephens has been to the second week at six consecutive Grand Slam tournaments, the longest active streak by a woman. But she has lost in the fourth round of the French Open each of the past three years.

Sloane Stephens, of the U.S, wipes her face as she plays Romania's Simona Halep during their fourth round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium, in Paris, France, Monday, June 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)Michel Spingler

Her match Monday was tied at 4-all in the first set when Halep took control by winning the next four games.

"It's always tough playing someone who is really consistent and has a lot of confidence and just plays a solid game," said Stephens, who is based in Florida.

"I didn't execute my game as well as I thought I could," Stephens said. "That's a little bit disappointing, but obviously that happens."

Stephens was broken in six of the nine games she served and made 35 unforced errors, 10 more than first-time French Open quarterfinalist Halep.

"I dominated the match, I think," Halep said. "I didn't serve very well, but I tried to return better -- and I did."

The Bryan twins have now failed to reach the final at any of the last three Grand Slam tournaments -- after winning four major titles in a row before that, starting at the 2012 U.S. Open.

Their bid for the first calendar-year Grand Slam in men's doubles since 1951 ended with a semifinal loss at last year's U.S. Open. The Bryans then lost in the third round at the Australian Open in January.

The brothers own a record 15 major doubles championships, including at Roland Garros in 2003 and 2013.

"Obviously, we're disappointed," Mike said. "We thought we could have played a little better."